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Canada's aid to Thailand

$85,139,148 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 346 projects and 301 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$85.1M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$9.4M

2024-25

Projects

346

with money reported

Recipient organizations

301

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $78.1M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $7.0M in repayable loans.

241

family doctors paid for a year

Average gross clinical payment to a family physician, 2023-24. Includes the doctor's office costs. CIHI, A profile of physicians in Canada

926

registered nurses paid for a year

Median wage of $43.27 an hour (2023-24) for 1,950 hours (37.5 hours a week). Wages only, no benefits. Job Bank, Government of Canada

0.04

new 548-bed hospitals

The new St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver: $2.174 billion for up to 548 beds (2021 budget). Government of British Columbia, March 8, 2021

303

affordable homes built

Rapid Housing Initiative: $4 billion for more than 15,500 permanent affordable homes, about $258,000 each. CMHC, Rapid Housing Initiative

3,511

homeless people housed with support for a year

Housing First for people with high needs: $22,257 per person per year. Measured in 2014 dollars, so today's number of people would be lower. Mental Health Commission of Canada, At Home/Chez Soi final report

3.6 days

of Veterans Affairs Canada's entire budget

Total planned spending of Veterans Affairs Canada for 2025-26: $7.83 billion. Veterans Affairs Canada, 2025-26 Departmental Plan

These comparisons use average Canadian costs to show the scale of the money. They are not a costed plan.

Spending by fiscal year

2005-06$10.9M
2006-07$6.1M
2007-08$4.7M
2008-09$4.7M
2009-10$3.9M
2010-11$1.8M
2011-12$1.6M
2012-13$50K
2013-14$813K
2014-15$659K
2015-16$718K
2016-17$2.2M
2017-18$3.4M
2018-19$3.4M
2019-20$3.9M
2020-21$7.2M
2021-22$3.6M
2022-23$4.5M
2023-24$11.6M
2024-25$9.4M

Read firstFiles before 2016-17 cover only CIDA and DFATD development programs. From 2016-17 they cover every federal department and the provinces, which is why totals jump. Amounts are nominal Canadian dollars per fiscal year (April to March). Aid type was not recorded before 2010-11. Negative amounts are repayments.

By cause

Government & civil society$17.6M20.6%
Population & reproductive health$13.5M15.9%
Health$12.1M14.2%
Environment$7.8M9.1%
Emergency response$6.4M7.5%
Conflict, peace & security$6.2M7.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$5.2M6.1%
Multisector$4.9M5.8%
Other social services$3.4M4.0%
Energy$2.0M2.4%
Education$1.5M1.8%
Industry, mining & construction$1.1M1.3%
Water & sanitation$849K1.0%
Transport$641K0.8%
Banking & finance$499K0.6%
8 others$1.5M1.7%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$72.9M85.6%
International Development Research Centre$7.3M8.6%
Environment and Climate Change Canada$3.5M4.1%
Employment and Social Development Canada - Labour Program$1.0M1.2%
Canadian Institutes of Health Research$251K0.3%
Quebec$66K0.1%
Manitoba$29K0.0%
Canadian Food Inspection Agency$27K0.0%
Provinces (first-year refugee costs)$15K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$2K0.0%

By aid type

Not recorded$30.4M35.7%
Project-type interventions$25.6M30.1%
Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$24.0M28.2%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$3.0M3.5%
Canadian personnel$1.4M1.7%
Other technical assistance$412K0.5%
Core support to NGOs, PPPs & research institutes$333K0.4%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$12.8M15.0%
Inter Pares$10.6M12.5%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$4.7M5.6%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$4.6M5.4%
WHO - World Health Organization$3.1M3.7%
World Bank$3.1M3.6%
World Institute for Nuclear Security$2.4M2.9%
United Nations Industrial Development Organization$2.0M2.3%
CUSO$1.9M2.2%
UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime$1.6M1.9%
Jeunesse Canada Monde / Canada World Youth$1.6M1.9%
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)$1.5M1.8%
IOM International Organization for Migration$1.4M1.7%
Chiang Mai University$1.3M1.6%
IICRD - International Institute for Child Rights and Development$1.3M1.5%
HealthBridge Foundation of Canada$1.0M1.2%
UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the$1.0M1.2%
International Federation Red Cross$1.0M1.2%
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION$1.0M1.2%
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$914K1.1%
United States Departmentof Energy$762K0.9%
Asian Development Bank$757K0.9%
CCAF-FCVI Inc.$658K0.8%
Universities Canada$640K0.8%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$630K0.7%
276 others$22.6M26.5%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) A032569001 · 2005-06 to 2009-10 Main recipient: Inter Pares	$10.6M $10,626,750
2	Fonds mondial de lutte contre le sida, la tuberculose et le paludisme-Appui Institutionnel 2020-2022 P005247001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$4.5M $4,456,912
3	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Institutional support 2023 to 2025 P012277001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$4.3M $4,325,799
4	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Institutional Support 2017-2019 P002028001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$3.2M $3,230,034
5	Canadas assessed contribution to the World Health Organization (WHO) P005028004 · 2020-21 Main recipient: WHO - World Health Organization	$2.4M $2,430,765
6	(no title in the data) A031953001 · 2005-06 to 2006-07 Main recipient: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade	$2.4M $2,372,649
7	(no title in the data) M010846003 · 2005-06 Main recipient: World Bank	$2.2M $2,250,000
8	Decarbonization of Cement and Concrete in Thailand / Décarbonisation du ciment et du béton en Thaïlande OGDGCXE24I005 · 2023-24 Main recipient: United Nations Industrial Development Organization	$2.0M $2,000,000
9	(no title in the data) S062456PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: CUSO	$1.9M $1,909,375
10	(no title in the data) S062451PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Jeunesse Canada Monde / Canada World Youth	$1.6M $1,631,249
11	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2022-23 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$1.6M $1,580,254
12	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$1.6M $1,565,034
13	Decarbonization of cement and concrete in Thailand with regional South-South experience sharing with Malaysia and the Philippines (agreement amended - Jan 2025) OGDECCC-GCXE24I005 · 2024-25 Main recipient: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)	$1.5M $1,500,000
14	Trafficking in Persons through Thai-Myanmar Border P013625001 · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: IOM International Organization for Migration	$1.4M $1,435,895
15	(no title in the data) A033571001 ↗ · 2007-08 to 2015-16 Main recipient: IICRD - International Institute for Child Rights and Development	$1.4M $1,408,924
16	(no title in the data) A020638001 · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: HealthBridge Foundation of Canada	$1.4M $1,396,139
17	Support for Sustainable Nuclear Security Training in Thailand and other countries in the region P012164001 ↗ · 2022-23 to 2024-25 Main recipient: World Institute for Nuclear Security	$1.2M $1,235,000
18	Establishing a Nuclear Security Support Centre in Thailand P008770001 ↗ · 2019-20 to 2022-23 Main recipient: World Institute for Nuclear Security	$1.2M $1,200,000
19	Strengthening Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and Trade Readiness in Thailand OGDLabour-20736724 · 2024-25 Main recipient: INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION	$1.0M $1,000,000
20	(no title in the data) M013607001 ↗ · 2011-12 Main recipient: International Federation Red Cross	$1.0M $1,000,000
21	(no title in the data) A031100001 · 2005-06 to 2007-08 Main recipient: UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the	$918K $918,063
22	(no title in the data) M013440001 ↗ · 2010-11 Main recipient: World Bank	$848K $848,000
23	(no title in the data) M010431001 · 2005-06 to 2010-11 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$822K $821,885
24	Nature-based practices and aquaculture adaptation to climate change in Thailand and Vietnam / Pratiques fondées sur la nature et adaptation de laquaculture aux changements climatiques en Thaïlande et au Vietnam OGD110214-001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Chiang Mai University	$781K $780,588
25	Institutional Support to Global Fund P000656 · 2016-17 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$743K $743,431